Dark Horse Tactics - Intro to Chess for Beginner Level One
In this multi-day class, learners will take their first steps towards mastering the classic game of chess. Each student will receive individual attention and comprehensive lessons in a small classroom setting.
Chess Tactics with Mr. Matthew
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(26)
What's included
10 live meetings
8 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Chess training and practice supports the student's development of many higher order thinking skills (HOTS)—like problem solving, decision making, critical and creative thinking, planning, and even spatial intelligence. Chess training and practice also helps them improve general cognitive ability and scholastic achievement—especially in mathematics. In this class, students will be introduced to this 1500 year old game and will begin their journey to mastering its fundamentals. The lessons will be organized as follows: Day 1 : Welcome and Introduction to the Players (Part 1) - Introducing the King, Knight and Pawn • Introducing the Game and Learning the Chessboard Part 1 – A brief history of the game, basic terminology and score keeping (Algebraic Notation) • Introducing the Game and Learning the Chessboard Part 2 – Setting up the board and the value of the chessmen • Exercise 1 – Moving the King • Exercise 2 – Moving the Knight • Exercise 3 – Moving the Pawn Day 2 : Meet the Players (Part 2) - Introducing the Rook, Bishop and Queen • Mini-Game 1 – The Farmer and the Piggies • Mini-Game 2 – Pawn Wars • Exercise 1 – Moving the Rook • Exercise 2 – Moving the Bishop • Exercise 3 – Moving the Queen Day 3 : Puzzles, Games, and Review • Mini-Game 1 – Starting Blocks • Mini-Game 2 – Farmer vs. Piggies Lv. II • Mini-Game 3 – Farmer vs. Piggies Lv. III Day 4 : The Aim of a Chess Game • Part 1 – Check and How to Escape Check • Part 2 – Checkmate and Introduction to Stalemate Day 5 : Understanding the Difference • Exercise – Is This Checkmate? • Activity 1 – Check, Checkmate, or Stalemate • Activity 2 – Show Me! Day 6 : Practice & Mini-Games • Exercise 1 – Check the King • Exercise 2 – Capture the Checker • Exercise 3 – Blocking Check • Exercise 4 – Running From Check • Mini-Game of Choice Day 7 : Basic Checkmates and Stalemate (Part 1) • Basic Checkmates, King and Queen vs Lone King Day 8 : Basic Checkmates and Stalemate (Part 2) • Basic Checkmates, “Rook Roller” – Two Rooks vs Lone King Day 9 : A Few More Details • More About Stalemate (No Legal Moves) Explained • Exercises 1 and 2 – Checkmate or Stalemate Day 10 : Wrap Up Session • Q & A – Ask Me Anything! • Gametime – Play a Game Against Your Classmates I will be teaching using lichess.org for gameplay and a soundpad with some wacky sound effects to help with retention. All exercises will be interactive, with students able to try different solutions to puzzles and cooperate with one another to find the best answer. This class is for those with little to no prior knowledge of the game who have an interest in learning how to play.
Learning Goals
Students will gain the knowledge needed to successfully play a game of chess from start to finish with other beginner-level players.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Please be sure students have a lichess.org account set up in "kids mode". I will also be sharing my screen from lichess.org
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
We will be using https://lichess.org for live gameplay.
Joined September, 2022
4.8
26reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello!
My name is Mr. Matthew and I teach Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced chess/chess theory! I've been teaching chess for 15 years and I've spent half of that time working exclusively with children. I believe in a hands-on approach that enables young learners to get in the game as quickly as possible, and that the best way to learn is by doing!
I also volunteer to mentor young men in my community through a program started by my lifelong friend. We teach them to uphold strong moral values, the importance of entrepreneurship, and to tackle self-discipline early on in life because we believe it's easier to raise strong men than it is to fix broken ones!Reviews
Live Group Class
$17
weekly or $170 for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
50 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-11
2-9 learners per class
